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Biotechnology Schools in North Carolina

North Carolina contains 24 schools that offer biotechnology programs. Duke University, the highest-ranking biotechnology school in NC, has a total student population of 14,350 and is the 15th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 24 biotechnology schools in North Carolina, only 7 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Wake Forest University comes out as the most expensive ($28,737/yr), with Forsyth Technical Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,178/yr.

Biotechnology students from North Carolina schools who go on to become biotechnologists, bioengineers, biomedical engineers, biophysicists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 166,860 people working as medical and clinical laboratory technologists alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $55,620. Also, Biochemists and biophysicists make on average $88,550 per year and there are about 22,860 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the North Carolina alone, there are 710 employed biochemists and biophysicists earning an average yearly salary of $80,680. Medical and clinical laboratory technologists in this state earn $50,300/yr and there are 4,500 employed.

Also, within the biotechnology schools in North Carolina, the average student population is 3,455 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1. Aside from biotechnology, there are 6640 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,218 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $2,155, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Biotechnology Programs in North Carolina

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

• Biotechnology
  

  Levels offered: Masters

North Carolina A & T State University

• Biotechnology
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

• Biotechnology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Winston-Salem State University

• Biotechnology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Fayetteville State University

• Biotechnology
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Southeastern Community College

• Biotechnology
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Brunswick Community College

• Biotechnology
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Johnston Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Gaston College

• Biotechnology
  

  Levels offered: Associates
• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Alamance Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Forsyth Technical Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Guilford Technical Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Vance-Granville Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

McDowell Technical Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Fayetteville Technical Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Cleveland Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Pitt Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Richmond Community College

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Lenoir Community College

• Biotechnology
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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See Also

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